About The Artist:
Alfredo Volpi
Son of humble Italian immigrants, Volpi arrived in Brazil before turning 2 years old. He settled in São Paulo and lived in the district of Cambuci for many years. He started his professional and artistic life as a wall decorator and became one of the most renowned Brazilian artists. Introspective and of few words, he did not finish elementary school. He used to say: "(…) I have never joined any movement. (...) I started making ink...
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About The Medium:
Screenprint
A stencil process employing a frame on which silk or synthetic fabric is stretched. Stencils are hand-drawn or hand-cut and placed on the stretched fabric and act as a block out when the ink passes through the screen by means of a squeegee onto the paper, the non-stencil areas create the image. Also known as silkscreen or serigraph.